Cotton-picking machine



A. E. BUHGES.

COTTON PICKING MACHINL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1920.

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A'ITORNEY lNVENTcR WITNESSES WITHEsS E5 A. E. BURGES.

COTTON FICKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12,1920.

Patented Mar; 15, 1921 3 SHEETSSHEET 2- A INVENTOR ATTORNEY A. E; BURGES. conom PICKING MACHINE. f 7 APPLICATION FlLElf APR. 12, 1920. 1,871,468. Patented'hiar. 15,1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- A INVENTOP.

WITNESS ATTORNEY Specification a m. in

01mg; 01' mind 12 301 said main 'L ids which sup- ,,ti0n of the deviwi tisuiai? agency in arranged espgcti i011 boiis til aish i.

r 111 LLCLLK means my which the ay be avcompiished map can mic! minimum way of. 1 tanca, the 21 c 1; a construe m and combinauioi which a preferred embodiment injhe accompanying drawings, w'

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is a p an iew 0f i319 i T6131 V1837. e 'gns sung in Weight 29 us consisis essentially 1 l .E G which may be of either i c in passing cone 0? 5H form, the former as iilustrate suitalie div ion 13%? e 31. The

eizig prefafred fill Ci the nozzle being of 21 gi's of the 0 01mi mimics i such as to six adapted; to presenta suction zone oi-t that the flexible section ()5 the an area corresponciing approximately with conductor, and tie nnzzie so that the latter those of the cotton plant which is indicated, 1 ."1 "r 5 in Fig "Lat 11, so that file nozzle mwy b9 f ,J-v means 03? tiie lowered to pi'actically ins-use 01* house the provided piz nt containing the bails, "m the em 9 23, in the 10039 cotton fibers may i iii}; be. A tima the, up by file inwzuciif; dii'ecteci (i ram 01: 7 condmmr 119 said nozzle being connected with 2 mmveyer having a fiexibie section 1'? 0f rubber respect upon the operators,

ratus there is provided three nozzles and a corresponding number of flexible conductor sections, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, the several gathering elements consisting of the nozzle and flexible section of the conductor being independently movable and being yieldingly supported by a corresponding number of counter-balanced yoke levers 26 as indicated so that three attendants for each truck, and each having his attention devoted to a nozzle, may operate simultaneously upon the straddled row, and the side rows parallel therewith to insure an expeditious gathering of the cotton, and as above noted, owing to the fact that the suction zone, provided by the large nozzle is extensive, sufficient as indicated to practically inclose a cotton plant, and is proportionately of moderate intensity, only the completely ripe and loose cotton fibers are taken up and conveyed to the receptacle provided for the same.

In other words it is paratus described to grade of cotton, and

possible with the apharvest only the best in order that the intensity of the current of air or. the tension of the suction may be modified to secure the desired results, a cutter for regulating valves 33 is preferably arranged'at the apex of the nozzle and hence ,Within convenient reach of the attendant who may be directing the movement of the nozzle. v

lso as a further means as v'inducing an effective action of the incoming blast of air relied upon to remove the loose cottons from the ripe bolls, perforations, 34 may be provided in the Wall of the nozzle to the end that gusts of air entering at these openings and progressing transversely with reference to the access of the nozzle will aid in detaching the ripe cotton fibers to permit of their being conveyed by the current of air to the conductor. I

Having thus described nfy invention what I claim as new is I A cotton harvesting ,apparatus having a conductor, a fan for inducing a current of air therethrough, said conductor being provided with a flexible inlet section and an extensible outlet or discharge section, a nozzle connected with the extremity of the flexible section of the conveyer and of a diameter at its inlet end sufficient to extend over and receive a cotton plant, a pivoted lever hav-' ing a fork engaging the flexible section of the conductor, and a counter-balancing weight connected with the lever for supporting said flexible conductor section and the nozzle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

AUSTIN E. BURGESQ 

